Yoke.



I, Show salesman, States,, resi-ding, at, 1 trot 000k sta e; armed fa egrtain new and"; stamens in Yolge d, of whichfthe ffdllfcl'ea r, concise, and', exact, eference being had to the ac- I- r-o ying -f i'g y;ihpjs, forming a part of W? fi itn-"j if This in'veht'i'oh" i elatesf tio' improvements iiry'c'iksi e )3 i l *For se'veral'-'y'e?\rspast, the railroads have been tlesirousto gbtaining a draw-bar and iui" fore, therailroads are p p yoke connection of the above glidra'eter adapted to all typesof standard arse-tars whether the latter have cdapl-r*key"s1msea-not: A further reqliisite "demanded by the" railroads a detachable arm-gear and f'yhke connection so ar-1 rii'llged tliafifhlhthparts are easily accessilgle a'htlflwhereln thedraw-bar' may be relntii ed'for *l" "without disturbing the geser p o'per. "Y f.

"Thdobjec't "of v invention is to provide a yolre for rail i riggings jof sim p-lef ctiiistructio fahd which will embody all th advantageous' features! above indica'ted.

Inv .thq..drawing forming ia 1")artofthis specification, igure 1 is a part side elevation, part vertical longitudinal section of a yoke showing my improvements 'in connection therewith. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of the structure illustrated in Fig. 1 and taken on the line 2-2 thereof. Fig. 3 is a front end elevation of the yoke. And Fig. 4 is a detail perspective of one of the locking blocks employed.

Referring to said drawing, 10 denotes a standard draw-bar having the usual butt 11 provided with upper shoulder 12 and lower shoulder 13. The yoke A, which as shown is preferably a steel casting, is provided with upper arm 14, lower arm 15, rear connecting piece 16. and a hollow, boxlike hood or head 17 at its front end, the hood being open at the front and provided with side walls 1818.' and upper wall 19, the upper wall 19 being provided on its inner face with an integral, transversely extending gib or shoulder 20, the latter being adapted to mirror onxoaeo, rumors, assienon a'dwmifiktt "CHZZY,VNEW;YO:RKL' IL a I Yoxm r it; I, L912, m; Specification of Letters 'Pa'teht. 1 Patented Renewed August 27, 1917. Serial Iqa uit the upper, face of." the clear the shoulder 20.

in gear.

v f5 tahee correspondin' depth of the limmer ti vfla ,iy hai T the draw-bards insert To hold the draw: and lqiekf't; I hav'e bldck 22 311511 islinsei'tible hi from the frol ittheieoff n11 te d-te mmates which att tude moi'ablejverticallyjthrongli slotfi lllfo in the frontthickenedeiidoftlie lifwei' block 3 we remain hood sufficiently to aigag HQ-"low der13 of eh arse-harass? 11, i rive position" by any ta with as aholt "25. In: ordi ftd' the block 23, the inner fit a 18 -1'8 areprovidedwi t or 'abntniwts so teafthgf thereof, suili'eient clearaiihe' b tweens igi shouldei' 2fi tb 'i t l E i semen andfwithdraw Tbltrqj The "rts'a're shown n isrhbled?r'ffi and in order toremd are drawer apparent that the bolt 25 will first be removed, then the block 23 withdrawn from the underside of the yoke, the filler block 22 is then removed and in order to facilitate this latter operation, the bottom wall of the hood is slotted as indicated at 27 through which may be inserted any suitable tool to engage the recess 28 in the bottom face of the block 22. As will be understood, the parts are assembled in the reverse manner of that just described.

In order to provide for radial movement of the draw-bar relative to the oke, the upper shoulder or gib 20 is provl ed on its inner face with a convex surface 29 and the upper portion of the block 23 1s ro-' vided with a similar convexly curved we 30. In this way, the draw-bar is permitted to swing radially, it being understood that sufiicient clearance is provided between the sidflS 0f the butt and the side walls of the insist contemplate all and modifications that yoke summon, the a 1 come within scope of the claims apwardundwi to engage the pp pended hereto.

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'1. Aiyoke provided w rd'end within which is adapted to be ived a' shouldered draw-bar butt,'said yoke being provided with means man to the upper shoulder of a drawan butt,. devices, coiiperable withjthe lo'wer sho der of a draw-bar butt, for detachably loo g the oke to a draw-bar, said devices ineludangia lock removable vertically from the underside of'the yoke and en geable with the lower shoulder of a drawr and a fillerblock adapted to be seated beneath the butt of a draw-bar and removable from the front end of the yoke-e 2. A yoke ro'vided with a hooded forward end wi in which is adapted-$0 received a shouldered draw-bar butt, said yoke being provided with means rranfied to enga the upper shoulder of a rawar butt, an 7 devices, cofiperable with the lower shoulder of a,draw-bar butt, for detachably locking the yoke to a draw-bar, said devices includ ng two blocks one of which is remov-' able the under side of the yoke and the other the front end of the oke.

'8. A yobs ed with a h ed forwhich is adapted to be received a shouldered draw-bar butt, said yoke being provided with means arranged shoulder of a draw-bar butt, and devices, .coiiperable with the lower shoulder of a draw-bar butt, for detachably locking the yoke to a draw-bar, said devices a filler block adapted with a hooded for including a block removable vertically from itv the underside or theke and bl with the lower should r of a Miamiend the butt of a draw-bar and removable from the front end of the yoke, the lower wall of said hooded end being recessed to permit access,a to the filler block when removing the 4.- A yoke rovided witha hooded-forward end wr i which is adapted to be received a shoul ered draw-bar butt, said yoke being to anger? the upper shoulder of a drawr bath-an dev-1ces, co6perable with the lower shoulder of a draw-bar butt, for detachably l the yoke to a draw-bar, said devices lncludmg two blocks one of which is removable throu h the under side of the yoke and the other rolm the front end of the aka, the side wal s..of said hooded end ing shouldered in front of the block .which is removable from the under side, said shoulders bein located to overlie the lower shoulder of a raw-bar butt.

5. A yoke of the character described having a hooded forward endprovided with an integral shoulder a the top thereof, the lower wall of said coded and being down wardly ofiset from the lower arm of the yoke, a filler block insertible within the hood from the provi ed with means arran front end thereof and on which.

to be seated beneath a draw-bar butt is adapted to rest and be supported a vertically extending block exten ing t rou h a vertical recess in the lower wall oi e hooded end, the inner faces of the side walls of the hood bein shouldered to thereby back said block, an detachable means for supporting said vertically extending block in tlon.

In witness that claim the fore have hereunto subscribed my name t is 15th day of March, 1916.

STACY B. HASELTINE.

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